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INDEX TO VOL. I.
Anderson, Major General Patton: 49, 50, 172.
Anderson, Major, Federal commander
of Fort Sumter: cheered
by South Carolinians, 32; his inadequate
means of offensive operations
at Sumter, 33; a Kentuckian
and Democrat, and son-in-law
of Duncan L. Clinch, 34; his
flag, said to have been the one he
had at the surrender of Fort Sumter,
captured, 170.Appendix by the author, giving
roster of Hagood's Brigade in
1864, 374-397.Appendix by the editor, giving company
rolls of Hagood's Brigade,
398-427.
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Baker, Major: 117.
Barnwell, Burwile: 47.
"Battery Tines": how it came to be
so named, 187.Beauregard, Gen. P. G. T.: in command
at the bombardment of
Fort Sumter, 17, 18, 30; succeeds
General Pemberton at Charleston,
101, elsewhere mentioned, 109;
112, 113, 120, 121, 122; his report
to Adjutant and Inspector General
Cooper, 123-168; elsewhere mentioned,
171, 173, 176, 177, 178.Beauregard, Captain: 112; tells of
Gordon's (Jordan's) injurious
influence, 113; efficient staff
officer, 179.Beckman, Lieutenant: 95.
Bee, Barnard E.: at the first battle
of Manassas knights General
Jackson as "Stonewall," and is
soon afterwards mortally wounded,
36; his instructions to Colonel
Hagood, 41, 42.Bee, Lieutenant: 183.
Bellinger, Hon. Edmund: 16.
Bellinger, S. N.: 121.
Bellinger, Lieut. John A.: 98; killed
in duel later in the war, (note) 47.Bennett, Captain: 169.
Blake, Major: 170.
Blanding, Major: 117, 118.
Blockade running: 53; one of the
boats used for the purpose owned
by a New York Yankee, 54.Blum, Lieutenant: killed, 190.
Bonham, Gen. M. L.: 35, 50.
Bonham, Captain Frank: gallantry
of, 87.Brabham, Captain: 48.
Brown, Alex H.: assistant provost
marshal of Charleston, 74; appointment
of greatly approved by
The Courier, 77; character of, 77;
elsewhere mentioned, 78, 79, 80;
elected colonel of the "Charleston
Reserves," 82; succeeds Hagood
as provost marshal, 83.Brooks, Major: extract from journal
of, 185.Brooks, U. R.: preface to Hagood's
Memoirs by, 9-10.Brown, Lieut.-Col. Welsman: 122.
Bull, William Izard: 120; efficient
staff officer, 179.Butler, B. F.: 17.
Butler, Col. William: 117, 118, 169.
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Capers, Lieut.-Col. Ellison: 87;
marked gallantry of, 88; at Secessionville,
95.Charleston: defenses of, 53-59, 8486;
lack of artillery for proper
defense of, 61, 86; Hagood's view
as to the defense of, 62; martial
law in, 69-83; incident of the
"Planter" showing the necessity
of martial law, 77; cause of the
fall of, 190-192; evacuation of,
193."Charleston Reserves": composed
largely of old and prominent men,
like Chancellor Lesesne, Judges
Bryan and Wardlaw, and others,
82.Clingman, General: 138.
Cobb, Gen. Howell: 150.
Colquitt, Gen. A. H.: 121, 139, 145,
149, 150, 157; commended by General
Beauregard, 167; is sent to
Florida and takes a prominent
part in the battle of Olustee, winning
the victory, 172; elsewhere
mentioned, 179, 180, 188, 189.Cooper, Gen. S.: Adjutant and Inspector
General, C. S. A., 123;
mentioned 125, 120.
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Dahlgren, Admiral John Adolf: conducted
U. S. naval operations in
the harbor of Charleston, 168.Dantzler, Lieutenant-Colonel: gallantry
of, and tribute to, 186.Daniel, a slave hero: 98.
Dargan, Lieutenant-Colonel: 116.
Davis, President Jefferson: 17; his
remarks on the exemption of
troops from malaria, 107; elsewhere
mentioned, 129, 171, 173.Dearing, Lieut.-Col. St. Clair, 118.
DeSaussure, State Adjutant-General
of South Carolina: 81.DeSaussure, Lieutenant: wounded,
169.Dibble, Lieutenant Samuel: 47.
Dickson, Chaplain: 187.
Dingle, W. E.: 79.
DuBarry, Capt. F. B.: 118.
DuPont, Admiral in U. S. Navy:
129.Duncan, Capt.: 48; succeeds Glover,
but saw little service, 68.
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Elliott, Major Stephen: 168, 169,
170; remark of Mrs. Pickens after
the war when presenting her
daughter to, 175.Epitaph: written by Hagood himself,
22.Ervin, Lieut. E. A.: killed, 168.
Evans, Gen. N. G.: commands Confederate
forces on Johns Island,
92; his report of the battle of
Secessionville inaccurate, 97;
elsewhere mentioned, 112, 126,
127, 149, 150, 151.
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Felder, Lieut. John H.: died of
typhoid fever, 47 (note).Felder, E. I.: 47.
Finnigan, General: commands the
District of Florida, 172.Foote, Admiral A. H., U. S. Navy:
commanded naval forces in the
west, 129.Froberg, carpenter: tests General
Ripley's torpedoes, 59.
F
Gaillard, Lieutenant-Colonel: succeeds
the wounded Lamar, and is
himself wounded, 96; elsewhere
mentioned, 98.Gary, Capt. John A.: prevents explosion
of shell within the fortifications
(note), 187; killed, 187.Gayer, Capt. W. J.: put in charge of
soldiers' passports, 79.Geddings, Dr. J. F. M.: chief surgeon
of Second Military District,
suggests sanitary regulations, 106.Gilmer, Gen. J. T.: 167.
Gilmore, Gen. Q. A., U. S. A.: lays
siege to Charleston, 17; elsewhere
mentioned, 113, 119, 120, 122, 128,
131, 144, 156, 170, 174, 176, 183;
accuses Beauregard of bad faith,
184; extract from his official report
of the siege, 190.Gist, Gen. S. R.: 89, 111, 114, 117,
125.Glassell, lieutenant in C. S. Navy:
118.Glover, Col. T. J.: 43, 47, 49, 50, 67;
killed at second Manassas, 68.Gordon, Gen. Thomas: see Jordan.
Gourdin, Pressly, Crafts, Dingle,
Gantt and Whiting, Messrs., appointed
passport officers, 79.Gradon (Yeadon, see errata), editor
of the Charleston Courier: 77.Grady, Henry W.: extract from
speech of, before the New York
New England Society, 9-10.Grant, Gen. U. S.: his theory of
attrition, 191.Graham, Col. R. F.: 115, 117, 135,
136.Gregg, Colonel: 37, 46.
Guerrin, Major: 172, 173.
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Hagood, Gen. Johnson: portrait of,
2; editorials from The (Columbia,
S. C.) State and The (Charleston,
S. C.) News and Courier in appreciation
of the life and services
of, 11-14; last visit to Charleston
of, 14; addresses Confederate
veterans and old comrades at the
Charleston re-union, 15-16; sketch
of the life of, 16-22; gallantry of,
commended by General Lee, 19;
becomes candidate for comptroller-general
of South Carolina, 19;
active in redeeming the State from
radical rule, 20; elected governor
of South Carolina in 1880, 21;
elected president of the State
Agricultural and Mechanical Society,
22; epitaph of, written by
himself, 22; his introduction to
his "Memoirs of the War of Secession,"
25-26; elected colonel of
the First South Carolina Volunteers,
28; ordered to report with
his regiment at Charleston, 30;
subsequently ordered to Morris
Island, 31; his regiment being relieved
from duty, he goes to Virginia
as a private and carries a
rifle in the Palmetto Guard of
Kershaw's regiment, and is in the
battle of Bull Run and of Manassas
Plains, 46; on the assembling
of his regiment at Summerville,
under Special Orders, (p. 47), he
returns from Virginia and resumes
command of it, 48; communicates
with General Anderson and the
Confederate States Secretary of
War, 50-51; assigned to the command
of the posts on the Stono,
with headquarters on Coles
Island, 52, 53; at the attack on
Port Royal asks for his regiment
to be ordered to the scene of
action, but without success, 53;
his description of the posts on
Stono, 54-57; urges upon General
Ripley a rearrangement of the
defenses on the Stono, 57-59; receives
orders to evacuate his post,
60; his regiment called on to reenlist,
and his criticism on the
subject of enlistment in general,
62-63; unanimously re-elected
colonel, 66; after being relieved at
Coles Island and ordered to Brinnaker's
Camp Ground on the S. C.
R. R., 66, is appointed provost
marshal of Charleston, 70; requests
484General Pemberton for detailed
instructions as to his
duties, 71; issues regulations for
the government of the city, 73-76;
calls for roll of those liable for
duty, 81; claims Pemberton's
promise to relieve him when the
enemy landed on James Island,
83; is definitely relieved and put
in command of a temporary brigade
called "The Advanced
Forces," 89; is sent forward to
drive the enemy, 91; president of
court which tried Colonel Dunovant,
92; pushes the First South
Carolina through the woods
against Hamilton's battery, 95;
assigned to the Second Military
District of the Department of
South Carolina, Georgia and
Florida, 98; promoted to the rank
of brigadier-general, 100; submitted
to General Beauregard a
paper relating to operations contemplated
in his district, 101-103;
gives general instructions for
pickets, 104-103; provides for military
instruction, 108; dispatches
the Seventh S. C. Battalion to
General Walker's assistance at
Pocotaligo, and himself follows
with other reinforcements, but
gets there too late for the fight,
109; relieved of the command of
the Second District, 110; chafes
at his life of inactivity, 112; gets
ten days' leave to go home, but
while there is ordered to report
at Charleston, 113; presents flag
to the Seventh Battalion, 113-114;
assigned to command of James
Island district, 120; in conjunction
with Colquitt commands
eastern and western divisions of
the lines, 121, 171; makes a reconnoisance
in front of James Island,
140; relieved of the command of
James Island and ordered to reenforce
Morris Island, 142;
reports 600 of the enemy killed
in their attack on Wagner, 143;
terminates abruptly interview
with the Federal General Vogdes
relating to exchange of prisoners,
for the reason that the truce was
violated by the Federals firing on
Wagner during the conference,
144; ability and gallantry of,
highly commended by General
Beauregard, 167; is also complimented
by the General on being
presented to President Davis,
171; notes of, to General Beauregard's
official report, 176-190.Hagood, Mrs. Eloise Butler:
Memoirs dedicated to, 5.Hagood, Col. James R.: last commander
of the First South Carolina
Regiment, 67; rose from the
ranks and made colonel at the
age of nineteen, being the youngest
regimental commander in the
Confederate service, 68; General
Lee's estimate of, 68; tribute to,
by his brother General Hagood.
69.Hamiter, Lieutenant: 95.
Hammond, Capt. Leroy: 158.
Harris, Col. D. B.: 162; General
Beauregard's thanks to, 167; elsewhere
mentioned, 140, 146, 191.Harrison, Colonel Thirty-second
Georgia: 142; commended by General
Beauregard, 167.Hart, Ben: 47.
Haskell, Captain Charles: 134.
Hatch, Colonel: 31.
Hay, Major: 121.
Hay, Capt. R. G.: 81.
Hayne, Lieut. Isaac: 111.
Hayne, Captain, and Lieutenant
Blum killed by the same shell:
190.Heyward, Wm. H.: 83.
Hill, Gen. A. P.: 9, 126.
Holcombe, Major: 166.
Hugenin, Capt. T. A.: 165, 166, 189.
Huger, Major Cleland: 117.
Hunter, General, Federal commander
at Hilton Head: 129.
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Jamison, General: Secretary of War
for South Carolina, 41, 50.Jackson, General "Stonewall": 36.
Jaudon, private: 47.
Jeffords, Lieutenant-Colonel: 179.
Jenkins, Major John: 105, 111.
Jenkins, Brig.-Gen. Micah: 150.
Jeter, Lieutenant, and his gun: 95.
Johnson, Captain: resident engineer
at Sumter, 175.Johnston, Gen. Joseph E.: 122, 128,
129, 173.Jordan, Gen. Thomas, chief of
Beauregard's staff (misspelled
Gordon, see errata): influence of,
over Beauregard, 112; attacks Mr.
Davis in Northern papers after
the war, 113.
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Kemper, Lieut.-Col. Del.: 111; description
and character of, 122,
179.Kanapaux, Captain: 165.
Keitt, Col. L. M.: 117, 161, 162, 165,
166; commended by General
Beauregard, 167; elsewhere mentioned,
189, 191.Kennedy, John: 16.
Kershaw, General: 37.
Kilpatrick, Colonel: 68.
King, Capt. Henry: 98.
King, Hawkins S.: "The King of St.
Paul's," 112.
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Lamar, Col. T. G.: 88; surprised by
the enemy at Secessionville, but
by presence of mind and bravery
retrieves what might have proven
disastrous, 94; wounded, 95; dies
of malaria, 98.Lartigue, Captain: ex-quartermaster
of the First S. C. Volunteers, 46;
appointed assistant provost marshal
of Charleston, 74; afterwards
made quartermaster of Hagood's
Brigade, 77; his duties as assistant
provost, 80; elsewhere mentioned,
89, 111, 122.Lee, Captain: 162.
Lee, Gen. R. E.: 10, 26, 59, 173.
Lesesne, Captain: spikes his guns,
165-166.Lieber: a renegade Southron employed
to arrange the Confederate
States archives, 26.Lincoln, Abraham: 34.
Livingston, Capt. D.: succeeds Duncan,
but does not distinguish himself,
68.Loyd, Captain: 53.
Lucas, Major J. J. (see errata): 53.
Lynch, W. F.: flag officer, 116.
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Mangum, Capt. T. H.: 28; joins
Colonel Martin's Mississippi regiment
and becomes its major, 46.Manigault, Col. Edward, 118.
Manigault, Major: 121.
McCleneghan, Captain: 118.
McCreery: 46.
McEnnery, Colonel: 93, 96, 97.
Martin, Capt. J. V.: 95, 96.
Martin, Lieut. Ben: 111, 121.
McGowan, General: 14.
Means, Governor John H.: 16.
Meredith, private: 47.
Mercer, Brigadier-General: succeeds
General Ripley, 81; elsewhere
mentioned, 88, 144, 148, 149, 150.Miles, C. Richardson: assistant
provost marshal of Charleston,
74; character of, 77; elsewhere
mentioned, 80.Mitchell, Captain: commands batteries
on Morris Island, 133-134;
finds his grave amid the ruins of
Sumter, 175.Montgomery, Lieutenant: decapitated
by a shell, 186.Moloney, Captain; 75, 81, 111, 120,
121, 122.
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Nance, Capt. Wm. F.: 118.
Nelson, Brigadier-General: 35.
Northrop, Colonel: 173.
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O'Cain, Watson A. (see errata):
28, 42, 67.O'Cain, J. H.: 28.
Ormstead, Colonel: 137.
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Pemberton, General: succeeds General
Lee in command of the military
department of South Carolina,
59; orders Colonel Hagood
to evacuate the posts on the
Stono, 60; his change of plan,
criticized by military men, which
he afterwards defended, 61; proclaims
Charleston under martial
law, 70-71; effect of his proclamation
and how regarded by the
civil authorities of Charleston,
72; his "dog" specification, 71,
73; calls on the governor for additional
levies, 81; directs his
lines advanced, 91; mentioned, 98;
made few friends in Charleston,
100; elsewhere mentioned, 101,
109, 123, 126, 127.Pickens, Governor F. W.: called
upon by the Governor of Virginia
for military assistance, 37; order
of, with reference to the volunteer
regiments, 38, 39; speaks to the
State troops at Charleston regarding
their service, 40; condemns
the first regiment to serve on the
coast, 43; dismayed by the result
following, 44; makes further
propositions regarding the first
regiment, 49.Pinckney, Lieut, C. C.: 118.
"Planter," steamer: 60, 77, 78, 84.
Pressley, Capt. J. G.: 48.
Pressley, Lieutenant-Colonel: excerpts
from diary of, 188-190.Pringle, Major Motte A.: 81, 118.
Pringle, Capt. Robert: story of his
fish and its tragic end, 188.Putnam, Federal colonel: killed in
front of Battery Wagner leading
negro troops, 143; elsewhere mentioned,
183.Pope, Capt. J. J.: 53.
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Radcliffe, Colonel: 179.
Read, Capt. B. H.: 118; efficient
staff officer, 179.Reed, Capt. Sam. J.: killed, 86;
death deplored, 98.Rest: poem by Father Ryan, 23.
Rhett, Col. Alfred: 117, 118, 144;
General Beauregard's commendation
of, 167.Rifle Pits: 185.
Rion, Major: 139.
Ripley, General: succeeds General
Anderson, 51, 57, 58; advised by
General Lee to abandon the position
on the Stono, 59-60; owing
to disagreement with General
Pemberton, at his own request,
relieved from duty, 81; mentioned,
87; gives report of the
naval attack on Fort Sumter, 114119;
elsewhere mentioned, 133,
139, 143, 144, 145, 147, 149, 154,
161, 165; General Beauregard's
acknowledgment of valuable services
of, 167; continuation of report
of, 168-170; elsewhere mentioned,
171, 177, 178.Roberts, Captain: mortally wounded,
186; a comrade ministers to him
the last consolations of religion,
187.Robinson, private: 47.
Rodgers, commander of the Weehawken:
killed, 154.Rogers, Lieut. H. H.: 118.
Roll of companies forming Hagood's
Brigade, 398-427.Roster of Hagood's Brigade in 1864,
374-397.Rowe, Donald: 47, 67.
Ruffin, Edmund: 47 (note).
Ryan, Capt. John S.: member of
General Ripley's staff, 118.Ryan, Captain of Charleston Battery:
dashing courage of, 88;
killed, 142 (note).Ryan, Father: "Rest," poem by, 23.
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Sanders, Capt. F.: becomes a Baptist
preacher after being court-martialed
and dismissed the service,
65.Schirmlee, Lieutenant: 118.
Scott, R. K.: falsifier, 19.
Seabrook, Captain: 118.
Sellars, Captain: 190.
Seymour, Federal general: said to
have been wounded, 143.Sharpshooting: 184.
Shaw, Federal general commanding
negro troops during the bombardment
of Fort Wagner, deserted
by his countrymen, 183-184.Sherman, Gen. Tecumseh: 170, 173,
190.Simkins, Lieut.-Col. John C.: killed
at Wagner, 117-118.Simons, Brigadier-General: 35.
Simonton, Captain: 48, 53.
Simonton, Colonel: 93, 95, 120, 121,
137.Sitgreaves, Captain: 117.
Smith, Capt. R. Press: 169.
Smith, Norman W.: 118.
Smith, Gen. W. D.: honors Colonel
Hagood, 89.Steadman, Captain: 42.
Steamer "Planter": her crew
deserts, 60; incident relating to,
70; elsewhere mentioned, 77, 78,
84.Stevens, Clement C.: "iron-clad"
battery of, with diagram, 35;
death of, 36.Stevens, Captain: 46, 49 (note).
Stevens, Col. C. H.: 93, 94, 96.
Stevens, J. J.: Federal general: 94.
Strong, Federal Brigadier-General:
said to have been killed, 143.Stoney, Orderly: rescues colors, 18.
Stono: defenses of, 56-59; abandonment
of, leading to the immediate
advance of the enemy
against Charleston, terminating in
their repulse at Secessionville, 61.
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Taliaferro, Gen. W. B.: assigned to
the command of James Island,
121, 171; elsewhere mentioned,
139, 141, 143, 145, 146; General
Beauregard's commendation of,
167; takes command of the Florida
district, 172.Terry, General: Federal officer, 120,
121, 180."The First South Carolina Volunteers":
field officers of, 28-29; reenlistment
of, 62-66; four new
companies added, 67.The Mercury on martial law, 76, 78.
The Courier on martial law, 76, 78.
The man who didn't "feel competent
to it," but afterwards
preached an excellent sermon, 186.Thirty-first North Carolina Regiment:
disgraceful conduct of, at
Wagner, 142, 143.Tines, Sergeant: though mortally
wounded, expresses patriotic sentiment,
187.Tracy, Captain Carlos: diary of,
86-89; elsewhere mentioned, 111,
121, 183.Trapier, Major: his work in the
defense of Coles Island, 117.Trezevant, Major, commanding
Charleston Arsenal: ordered to
collect old iron for prejectiles,
149.Tucker, Captain of C. S. Navy:
ordered to attempt the capture of
enemy's picket, 149, 151, 165.Tupper, Capt. S. Y.: 53.
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Vogdes, Federal general: 144, 183;
did not inquire after the body of
Shaw, colonel of the negro regiment,
184.
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Wagner, Lieut.-Col. Thomas M.:
118.Wagner, Lieut. W. H.: 98, 118.
Walker, Lieutenant, adjutant
Charleston Battery: wounded, 88.Walker, Gen. W. H. T.: 125, 127.
Walker, Gen. W. S.: 127.
Walpole, Captain: how he got General
Hagood a prisoner, 109-110;
elsewhere mentioned, 111.Walter's Horse Artillery: 104; sinks
a Yankee gunboat, 110-111.Wardlaw, Captain: wounded, 169.
Warley, Major F. F.: 122, 182, 189.
Way, Colonel: 179.
Williams, Federal general: 94, 95.
Woodhouse, Lieutenant: 184.
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Yates, Lieutenant-Colonel: 117, 118,
134, 192.Yeadon (misprinted Gradon), editor
of the Charleston Courier: 77.
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